Another thing to check first, if you haven't already, is the switches. In my experience, those seem to fail the most (and gradually as the contacts get cruddy) — and that includes the newer Bosch units. Those units can at least be dissassembled easily, cleaned up and reassembled.
Good luck!
Mark
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